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...but is actualy streching, being dragged into the gaping hole.

Portuguese translation: (buraco) escancarado/muito aberto

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English term or phrase:	...but is actualy streching, being dragged into the gaping hole.
Portuguese translation:	(buraco) escancarado/muito aberto
Entered by:	Marlene Curtis

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22:45 Jan 17, 2009

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English term or phrase: ...but is actualy streching, being dragged into the gaping hole.

Refere-se a um buraco negro mas neste caso é utilizado outro termo que não sei o que significa.

Cleto
Portugal

(buraco) escancarado/muito aberto

Explanation:
Translation to gaping.

Selected response from:

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:45

Grading comment

Obrigado.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

(buraco) escancarado/muito aberto

Marlene Curtis

...mas na realidade está a alongar-se, sendo sugado pelo buraco hiante

José Henrique Moreira

mas realment a esticar-se, sendo arrastado para o buraco escancarado.

Floriana Leary

..fenda de enorme proporções

Marcos Antonio

Discussion entries: 2

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18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

(buraco) escancarado/muito aberto

Explanation:
Translation to gaping.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 98

Grading comment

Obrigado.

10 hrs confidence:

...mas na realidade está a alongar-se, sendo sugado pelo buraco hiante

Explanation:
"hiante" é um termo pouco comum, talvez até obscuro, mas é muito usado em poesia. penso que se adequa bem a esta tradução.

Reference: http://www.google.pt/search?hl=pt-PT&q=abismo+hiante&btnG=Pe...

José Henrique Moreira
Portugal
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Esta frase faz parte de umas legendas que estou a fazer, este termo não seria compreendido pela maioria. Obrigado à mesma.

10 hrs confidence:

..fenda de enorme proporções

Explanation:
Sug.

Como parece tratar-se de um texto técnico, diria assim: ...uma fenda de enorme proporções.

gaping hole: fenda de enorme proporções

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 16:45
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 40

17 hrs confidence:

mas realment a esticar-se, sendo arrastado para o buraco escancarado.

Explanation:
another sugestion

Floriana Leary
United States
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

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Jan 18, 2009 - Changes made by Marlene Curtis:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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